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Understand virtual private networks - Windows Tutorial
From the course: Windows 10: Manage Remote Access
Understand virtual private networks
- [Instructor] Have you ever been told not to make online purchases, log on to your banking account, or send personal information to others while connected to a public network? One reason is because public networks generally don't require a password, which means anyone can connect to them. Another is because the data you send over these types of networks isn't encrypted. This scenario makes it easy for a hacker to grab your data and personal information during transmission like account numbers and passwords. This is what's known as a man-in-the-middle attack. Companies have similar issues to contend with but on a larger scale. Employees often need to access sensitive corporate information while they're away from the office but they rarely make these connections over private and protected networks. Mobile users access their company's data over the internet and unsecured networks as well. One popular way to transmit data safely over public networks is to use a VPN. A VPN will encrypt…
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